Brass Oil Can Restoration [Polished Brass]

In this restoration video I am restoring a brass oil can. This old oil can is covered with a layer of patina. I would like to remove this protective layer in this restoration and let the antique oil can shine again in its old splendor. ▬ What did I do ?! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ The first step in restoring is always to carefully disassemble all components. There are not many parts in this old oil can. Inside there is a layer of lime that I remove with sand and a cordless screwdriver by letting the antique oil can rotate with the sand for a long time. Now a mixture of flour, salt and vinegar, all in the same amount, is stirred together and poured onto the brass, using very simple household means. After a few hours, I've waited here for a day, you can turn this mixture down again. The patina is now peeled off and the brass only needs to be polished. I do the polishing with a bench grinder with a polishing wheel and polishing paste, which of course also takes some time, restoring takes patience. After everything has been polished to a high gloss, you can reassemble the oil can and lubricate everything possible with it. ▬ Good to know ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ I found this oil can in a garage I had bought. At first I didn't even know that it was made of brass, so I was all the more pleased when I found out. Because brass polished to a high gloss looks like gold and also has a great shine, what more could you want? I had a lot of fun doing this restoration because it doesn't take a lot of tools, just a little time to restore this antique oil can. I used the following tools: tweezers, pliers, sand, cordless screwdriver, tape, scales, bowl, salt, flour, vinegar, cling film, multi-tool, funnel, vegetable oil, knife blade It took me about 13h to restore. ▬ Chapter ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 introduction 0:06 Disassemble the oil can 1:54 look at components 2:04 Clean the inside of the old oil can with sand 3:08 Remove patina with household detergents and wash 5:03 Polishing brass components with a bench grinder and polishing disc 5:48 Polish with a multi-function tool - for inaccessible areas 6:08 Assembling all the components of the antique oil can 7:23 function test ▬ Did you like it? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Did you like the video? Then like, subscribe and please share it! Many Thanks!